Question of the Day
Friday February 05th, 2010You are presented with a 2 year-old budgie (parakeet) with a history of limping on his left leg which has gotten progressively worse over the last 3 weeks.
He is eating and drinking ok, but has fallen off his perch twice in the last two days. You observe weakness in the left leg compared to the right one; He retracts his left more slowly and more weakly when you pinch a toe.
What condition is at the top of your differential diagnosis list?
A - Polyoma virus infection
B - Hypovitaminosis A
C - Trauma- broken leg
D - Renal tumor
E - Pacheco's disease
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